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08/25/2011, If you were to pull up at a red light in a Ferrari 458 Spider convertible, many people would definitely stare at the car first, then the driver, having questions such as what do you do for a living swimming in their heads. Compare that to having the...

08/25/2011, If you’re in the market for a convertible and you have the cash necessary to spend on a Ferrari, it appears that the Ferrari 458 Spider convertible was revealed ahead of the 2011 Frankfurt Auto Show, and we have to admit that it is a thing of beauty.

08/25/2011, When one rides a motorbike, you are expected to sit on it – and not stand, unless of course, you are some sort of stuntman who has mad skills and want to entertain your audience. Well, Performance Concepts’ 2011 MXB Shocker motocrossboard is...

08/25/2011, Who would have thought that a smartphone could help save the world especially where increasing the level of fuel efficiency in vehicles? Well, that seems to be the case as the Association for Computing Machinery’s MobiSys conference that happened in...

08/24/2011, For anyone who’s doubted the power of electric motors – Lighting Motorcycle is here to set prove the non-believers wrong. The company recently smashed the electric motorcycle world record speed with an impressive top speed of 218 MPH (the...

08/24/2011, Getting a flat tire is no fun, never mind the kind of vehicle you’re riding on/in. Cyclists hardly carry a spare tire around, especially those who take a far more casual slant towards it, but at least if you’re driving a car, all you need to...

08/24/2011, Remember the Android-powered car receiver, the Parrot ASTEROID, which we featured way back in January? Well, previously we didn’t have a price or a release date besides the vague “late 2011”. It looks like the car accessory is ready to...

08/24/2011, It’s amazing how the human body works, and how our muscles adapt to the situation in such slight and subtle ways that we don’t even notice. Now imagine if there was a motorcycle that was inspired by the human muscles in the way it rides, and that...

08/23/2011, The next time you decide to pull over at a gas station and “fill ‘er up”, you might want to consider whether the rest of your choices in life are eco-friendly or not. We know that electric cars could be the next big thing as these are...

08/23/2011, The use of iPads by pilots is starting to become more and more common these days. Perhaps initially they might have been considered novelties and entertainment devices, but it appears that United Airlines has taken the iPad rather seriously and has...

08/23/2011, “Buyer beware” applies in most things, even more so if you are about to drop a huge chunk of dough on a major purchase. When it comes to electric vehicles (EV), your driving habits might prove to be too taxing for the EV and its advertised...

08/23/2011, Fancy owning an interactive owner’s manual that will be able to provide relevant answers to your questions concerning the automobile’s inner workings? Well, Audi has just the thing for you with their Virtual Co-driver System, also known as...

08/22/2011, When it comes to our electric vehicles and hybrids, they seem largely limited to cars, while more fuel-hungry vehicles such as lorries, trucks, SUVs, trailers, etc have been left out of the fuel-saving loop. Not anymore apparently, as Ford and Toyota have...